Christmas Nostalgia
Snow is on the ground
Children are getting bored
No television in those days
Games you played aloud
Snap that was a noisy one
Snakes and ladders made u shout
With either a groan or a yippee
As the counter move about.
Christmas is coming
Five more weeks to go
Time for making decorations
To make the home aglow
First some coloured paper
Cut up into strips
Next the ploy glue pot
Hope the stuff will stick
Lengths and lengths of linked paper
Making the kitchen bright
A load of dust collectors
Said Mamgu (she was always right).
Then some tree decorations
Lovingly sew felt and string
Into shapes of hearts
Plus other simple things
All this whilst sitting by the radio
A play is being told
Something ghostly and mysterious
listening to the story unfoild
When needing the toilet, you waited
Cos the toilets werent indoors
Paraffin heater for the pipes
newspaper squares behind the door
These are the days of memories
stored faithfully within
children will you remember
when you had so much fun
Written after a conversation with Shadow
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